Parliamentary questions

387. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of safety concerns raised by rail passengers regarding the short notice given for train departures from distant platforms, including platforms seven and eight, where passengers are often given as little as ten minutes to board for the Dublin to Westport train; the extent to which this results in passengers running through sta…

388. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that passenger information systems in rail stations provide sufficient advance notice and visibility for all users, particularly older passengers; whether consideration will be given to increasing the length of time departure notices remain on display screens and improving the clarity of announcements; what the current ti…

389. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that there is no access to food or drinking water on certain train platforms and services; whether Irish Rail has plans to provide vending machines or drinking water taps on the trains from Westport to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/26]

390. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if a date has been set for when the increase in payment for those in receipt of the pre-1951 CIÉ employees’ pension scheme will be paid; if this increase will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34838/26]

391. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the exclusion of feed mill operators and other own account transport operators within the agricultural supply chain from the road transport support scheme; if he will consider extending eligibility to businesses that operate HGV fleets for the delivery of essential agricultural inputs but do not operate "for hire or re…

392. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will undertake an urgent review of the eligibility criteria for the road transport support scheme to ensure that businesses providing essential services to the agricultural sector, such as feed mills, fertiliser suppliers and agricultural merchants, are not unintentionally excluded from fuel support measures; and if he …

393. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the road transport support scheme to include own account operators who incur the same fuel costs as licensed hauliers and who provide essential services to primary producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/26]

394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the current estimated cost of the Tivoli bus depot; the length of time it will be used for; and the timeline for opening it. [34920/26]

395. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of second hand buses transferred to Cork in 2026 and 2025 respectively. [34921/26]

396. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Tivoli depot has been delayed. [34922/26]

397. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when Cork will have electric bus charging infrastructure. [34923/26]

398. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the National Car Testing Service operates under any pass or fail rate targets or key performance indicators linked to test outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/26]

399. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of NCT pass and fail rates on a monthly basis for each of the last three years, disaggregated by test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/26]

400. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of NCT pass and fail rates by day of the month for each of the last three years, disaggregated by test centre, in order to establish whether fail rates are higher at particular points in the monthly cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/26]

401. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the Road Safety Authority has analysed whether NCT fail rates vary by time of month or time of year in a statistically significant way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/26]

402. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the contract between the State and (details supplied) the company operating the National Car Testing Service, contains any provisions governing technician pay structures, bonus schemes, or performance-related pay linked to test outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/26]

403. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there is any independent oversight mechanism in place to ensure that the company operating the NCT system are not incentivised to fail vehicles in order to generate retest revenue for the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/26]

404. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the financial burden placed on motorists, particularly lower-income households and owners of older vehicles, arising from NCT retest fees and associated repair costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/26]

405. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when the current NCT operating contract with a company (details supplied) was last reviewed; the oversight arrangements in place to ensure compliance with that contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35007/26]

406. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority conducts any audits of NCT test centres to ensure consistency and impartiality in test outcomes across centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35008/26]

407. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the estimated date upon which the reopening of the western rail corridor between Athenry and Claremorris will be completed. [35028/26]

408. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total number of rail tickets purchased in County Mayo in each of the past ten years, and the total amount spent by customers on the purchasing of train tickets in County Mayo in each of the past ten years. [35029/26]

409. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities which occurred in County Mayo in each of the last ten years broken down by the nature of the collisions/accidents, such as cyclists, pedestrians, commuters, and so on. [35030/26]

410. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of people killed on Irish roads in each of the past ten years; and if he will detail the number of persons who were passengers, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians [35031/26]

411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers or passengers killed on Irish roads in the past decade; and the number of which who were not wearing their seatbelts. [35032/26]